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AMIA’s goal is to improve the legislative and regulatory environment for health informatics research, practice and education through AMIA member expertise.  The primary pathway through which AMIA achieves this goal is by engaging Federal Agencies and Congress on public calls for input, such as Notices of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs) or Request for Information (RFIs).

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AMIA Supports Letter on Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023

October 17, 2023

AMIA, along with 170 organizations, signed on in support of the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 and encouraging both chambers of Congress to pass the bill. Attached are each of the letters to House and Senate leadership. 

AMIA's Comments on the ONC Interoperability Standards Advisory Annual Update

October 5, 2023

AMIA appreciates ONC’s efforts to solicit feedback on the 2023 Interoperability Standards Advisory in preparation for the tenth annual reference edition. Overall, AMIA encourages ONC to ensure that all stakeholders are consulted to broaden the of range and address interoperability needs in Health IT. AMIA recognizes and values ONC’s thorough […]

AMIA's Recommendations for ONC's USCDI v5 Draft

September 20, 2023
AMIA appreciates ONC’s efforts to solicit feedback on data collection for future iterations of USCDI. AMIA reflected on USCDI v4 final version to recommend edits to USCDI v5 draft anticipated to be released in January 2024. Below are the Data Classes and Elements AMIA provided feedback.

FTC Health Breach Notification Rule

August 1, 2023

Generally, AMIA encourages FTC to ensure that HBNR and HIPAA are aligned such that there are no gaps in regulation over the covered entities and other non-covered entities that work with PHR; to align definitions with other agencies, including the definition of PHR; and to provide clarity around whether a […]

Health Data Privacy Statement

July 13, 2023
AMIA’s leadership and staff consistently value and prioritize health data privacy through our country’s ever-changing healthcare landscape. In 2020, AMIA published a set of Policy Principles, which details our stance on the need for health and healthcare data privacy as follows:

HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

June 16, 2023

AMIA supports efforts by HHS to revise the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (“Privacy Rule”) under HIPAA and HITECH Act, to implement protections limiting uses and disclosures of protected health information (PHI) for certain purposes where the use or disclosure of information is about reproductive health care […]

AMIA Supports Funding to ONC

May 12, 2023

AMIA, along with other organizations, urges Congress to fully fund the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) at the President’s proposed FY24 budget request of $103.6 million. ONC has long served as the key partner to public and […]

ONC United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Draft v4

April 17, 2023

AMIA appreciates ONC’s efforts to solicit feedback on data collection for future iterations of USCDI. Overall, AMIA encourages ONC to ensure that USCDI will decrease burden with common elements for interoperable exchange. Increasing burden on clinical workflow will be a detriment to all stakeholders. We believe the lack of clear […]